Volunteer Camps

Trail-building is an immensely rewarding activity, and one that can be performed by people of all ages and physical abilities. Do not be intimidated by it! Trail-building is simply the process of creating a clear, comfortable and low-impact walking path through wilderness areas. Sometimes, if land is flat and unadorned by trees, pits, or rocks, […]

The daily camp schedule when you volunteer for the TCT is – theoretically – fairly straightforward: 6.30am: Wake-up 7.00am: Breakfast 7.30am: Finish breakfast and do morning dishes 7.45am: Gather at camp for daily briefing (this is where the Crew Leader will discuss the tasks for the day, the group will stretch, and the safety circle will be conducted) 8.00am: Hit […]

TCT volunteers have one thing in common: they are all awesome! I’m amazed every summer at the diverse group of people that sign up to come do manual labor in the remote mountains of Georgia and Armenia, and how well they all get along with each other. But it makes sense when you think about […]

This is a common question, and one with a simple answer: No, you do not need any previous experience to help with the construction of the Transcaucasian Trail! In fact, most people who join the programme have never built trail before volunteering with us. It’s not experience that’s important – it’s enthusiasm! If you are willing […]

(Heads up: you’ll need a Google Cardboard or a similar VR headset to get the best out of this.) Last summer we were visited in Dilijan, Armenia, by an army of Discovery Channel filmmakers with swanky 360º video cameras that we weren’t allowed to take photos of. We spent two entertaining days dragging them through […]

Following the success of the scouting & mapping expedition in 2016, the year just gone has been a staggering step-up for the Transcaucasian Trail in Armenia. With another New Year kicking in, I want to cast an eye back over the last 12 months and bring our supporters and followers up to speed on all […]

Summer is here in the Caucasus, and for the Transcaucasian Trail team, that means only one thing: grabbing our tools and heading out into the mountains to open up more of this stunning region for hikers, adventure travellers, and lovers of the outdoors. This year, building on the success of last year’s trailbuilding efforts on […]

nn It’s Monday morning, a few hours before our first trail crew is set to leave for the mountains, and our once quiet house is now buzzing. In total, sixteen people hailing from seven different countries are here, packing bags, preparing food, testing walkie-talkies, studying maps, and sending out a few last emails for the […]

nn At the beginning of June, I spent two weeks in the mountainous region of Svaneti in northern Georgia, consulting local communities about our proposal to build the Transcaucasian Trail. I was joined by James and Tom from our team and Beka from the National Hiking Federation, our invaluable partner. And by Georgina, our invaluable […]